The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-13

man, however, was OF immense size, and he
possessed the features and expression OF
a Congo Desperate In character also he diff
fered essentially from all the other slaves in
our country. lie was alike without their
amiabiity and their docility. and was as
fearless a. be was brutal He was the only
negro | ever knew who was without either
superstition or reverence Indeed, he differed
so widely from the rest Of the slaves in that
section that there existed some feeling against
him almost akin 10 a race feeling At the
same time that he exercised considerable in
fuence over them they were dreadfully afraid
Of him. and were always i'm terror that he
would tricl, Them 20 which awful power be
laid well known claim Hi, curses IN his
strange dialect used 60 terrify them beyond
measure. and they would do anything 20 con-
ciliate him. He had been continual source
OF trouble, and am object Of suspicion in the
neighborhood from the time Of his first ap-
pearance. and more than one hog that the
negroes declared had wandered into the
marshes Of so Haid Pawn, and had "cut his
th0te jos swiuiu' ar0un' an aroun' I'm de
mash, had been suspected Of finding its way
% this mans cabin His master had often
been urged 10 get ridof him. but he was kept,
think. probably because he was valuable on
the plantation. He was a fine butcher, a
go0d work hand, and first-class boatman.
Moreover. ours was a conservative popula
ton, in which every man minded his own
business and let his neighbor's alone.
AZ the time OF the visits OF those secret
agents % which have referred. this negro
was discovered % be the leader i'm the secret
meetings held under their auspices, and he
would dmbtle,, have been taken mp and ship
ped off at once bat when the iutluder fled,
as have related their convert disappeared
also 10 was a subject OF general felcitation
in the neighh0rhool that be- wa. got ri Of,
and Do, master, instead of being comm-er-
atel on the loss of Dol, slave, wa, congratu-
lated that Doe bad NOT cut IBIS throat
$50 idea can Dee given at this date of the eX-
element orra.ioued m quiet ueehborhood
BOO old times Ly the discovery of the mere
presence of such characters "a. AhoiHoni,ts
IL wa, as if the foundations of the whole social
fabric were undermined 10 wa, the sudden
darkenine of shallow that always hung Do
the horizon The slaves were Doc "a large ma
iority. and had they risen. though The final
issue could mott bc doubted, the lives OF every
white ou The plantation, must have paid The
f,rf.t Whatever tbe RIGHT and wrong of
.f.,..,,. ,,i,tt boyo baau ID. axi.feu.. da-
nanIrl t,af no outside Interference with it
.hould b.. tolerated So much Was certain.
self preservation required this.
1,. az Am. Time 81 which speak. "a Ueu
grown Dab. and had been for tNo sessions o.
o boarding school. where l had go, rd of
...,..r.t.t,,,, ,f u, Ioybool Tho spirit of
a,l,.,.t,.,.. ,,a. l..,nni., fo.y.rf If..If lu NO.
l...,,,, D.. f...l g., ...,-..f endowment
i ..,.r....,,..', tl. f.,r. which ou.. mastered
49,. ,..o.n rn.t .onf.... lod moi eu-
ZIP ,,,. l.l..f 3D., ri,..,..,.ur. of
Ghost. thar +. + did mot believe. I'm Them al
s0 In th. 5,vtnne. bnt ,,b.s MIGHT came 2
,.nof ND certain about IL
nn.l h8nfi,., y,a. ans fa,url..-uurt uuI
,.r,.,.h... ou thafriver ear. ru. .fu. 'fr
u,ou,. u.n.il. lpt fhi. season f..nelfn mI
boon. .. ...,.,il.,fi, warm that fhs-fuit mf
t.... ,.....,. ,,,d taor,b ba.l -...ur.d aver,
canal f.. I'M. marsh and..ar, band .n th,
,.,,..... farm. a., IloiI pavu hruuo.t. as
tl... .tr,t.I of lr.rfai timber aud frrach.ruu,
,,...I. .,,,. called that marked th.. boundary
line. fisf Elimination had bad band mrs
p..,...l tlet ,,o.,t had never p...trateI
,,..-,l, .,.l.,ibt lerav.,.of tbe frainin. of
,,.,. -.,.... ,.,,. and nartly be,au.. the
,,,-.,.l. ..., .iti..- .il. of tb,. hammock would
,......'i.,..,, ofr.n ,. I watched with
,..il .I,,.l. r,..,,,. ...e,. tl,..
....,..i..i ,i... ,.i..... and ,..,t
.....t. .l'.o-t..l ,,,s,.l ..l ID, t1ebor..
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-. AMI .,..,,,l r., tl...i,.o f 81
HI ,,'..',.'..,,.l .,.t .b,t ,t IN. fowl that
a., .......Il...l. .,,,f,,.. ln+ something
r.I L.. l..t.,rsl m. and tbe long
~, ". r1oi5 pawn we're len 10
Ill.,. url f.,,l and the gbo.fy rover,
Ri. l..,.....,. ,f,.,. "a sleD Who's bigb
,,,. ,.,tl,e .,,it.l IN Au,i.f than
ami ,. 1,.,'.rotion M NM, I'm lI., de-
....l g.. .,...t.f,. ,,,,. curiosity. ami f-v No
~, -',.,.......... .,t,l...,,, tall
'''' .''' 80 ,.,,. i,t..,ti'., cro...l the
'' '''. l...,,..,',., ami .,,.,c tl,re,b the
.,,e,,,, for tI.e Unknown land
Yh. marsh was far worse than bad an-
t.inatad and mo- one but "a duck hunter as
ext..rteeceB and Jealous as myself. and as in
l,,r,r..,,, o., .iit.ba. brier. mire and alb that
,.,.l. d., .,,.o,,,, .o,ilJ have penetrated IL al
IN r.., oonld n.ror have .of on If I
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